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Al Franken is at work again. I'm not surprised to hear he has a Political Action Committee. I'm more surprised to hear that he is considered a "comedian."
Nonetheless, AP reports that dozens of entertainers have donated to FrankenPAC, or whatever he's calling it. Whether it's political solidarity, or they just want to get rid of the tiresome, bespectacled, overweight loudmoth (Franken, not Michael Moore) is difficult to judge. The AP reporter interviewed producer Larry David, who said, "Al is a friend of mine, so more than anything, when friends ask me to do things, I have a hard time saying no to people. If he asked me to drive him to the airport, I'd do that, too."
Nonetheless, many of the usual suspects have contributed to the [snort!] Midwest Values PAC, and for those of you who still care, a list of their names follows:
Quoting an AP story:
Politicians use leadership PACs to make political contributions to other candidates and to finance political travel. Franken, who has raised about $500,000 for the PAC so far this year, couldn't use the money for his own race, but he has used the contributions to donate money to the Democratic Party and to several candidates. Franken says he still hasn't decided whether to run for Senate.
Some of the notable campaign contributions made by people in the entertainment industry to Al Franken's political action committee.
Jimmy Smits, actor, $500
Aaron Sorkin, writer, $1,000
Barbra Streisand, entertainer*, $500 *so-called
Larry Hagman, actor, $555
Larry David, writer/actor/director, $5,000
Ronald Bass, screenwriter, $5,000
Nora Ephron, writer/director, $5,000
Christopher Guest, director, $500
Barry Levinson, director/writer/producer, $5,000
David Mandel, movie/TV writer/director, $5,000
Robert Nathan, "Law & Order" executive director, $5,000
Judy McGrath, MTV Networks chairman & CEO, $1,000
Lorne Michaels, writer/producer, $2,000
Harold Ramis, director, $4,700 in-kind contribution (hosted fundraiser)
Source: Campaign finance reports